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Dr Matthew Berger

Postdoctoral Scholars, Faculty of Nursing

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Postdoctoral Scholars, Faculty of Nursing
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mnberger@ualberta.ca

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Area of Study / Keywords

Communicable Diseases Immunization Sexual Health Mixed Methods Research Behavioural Science Implementation Science


About

Dr Matthew Berger is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta and is affiliated with the Sydney Medical School and Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute at the University of Sydney. Matthew Berger is also an experienced registered nurse specialising in communicable disease control, sexual health, and infection prevention and control. After completing a Bachelor of Science (Nursing), he pursued multiple postgraduate degrees, Master of Science in Medicine (Infection & Immunity), Master of Philosophy (Medicine) at the University of Sydney, and a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology at University of New South Wales, before completing a PhD on the safety, usability and acceptability of microarray patches for vaccination in 2025. His expertise and research interests include new vaccine delivery systems such as microarray patches, communicable diseases, infection prevention and control, surveillance, sexual and reproductive health, adolescent health and digital health. Matthew is board certified in infection prevention and control (CIC), a credentialled infection control professional (advanced) (CICP-A) and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health. He holds memberships with the Canadian Public Health Association and the Public Health Association of Australia. He has experience collaborating with key stakeholders, including health professionals, schools, industry, and community groups, to design, implement, and communicate research and public health initiatives. He is committed to strengthening communicable disease control, immunisation, vaccination delivery, and sexual health through evidence-based research and practice.

Featured Publications

Matthew N. Berger, Erin Mathieu, Cristyn Davies, Ramon Z. Shaban, Shopna Bag, S. Rachel Skinner

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 2026 December; 10.1080/21645515.2026.2642457


Matthew N. Berger, Chenoa Cassidy-Matthews, Marian W. A. Farag, Cristyn Davies, Rohan I. Bopage, Shailendra Sawleshwarkar

Healthcare. 2025 October; 10.3390/healthcare13212690


Matthew N. Berger, Sara L. Knox, Ben Baker, Benjamin G. Stewart, Charles Ross, Erin Mathieu, Angus H. Forster, S.Rachel Skinner, Cristyn Davies

Health Policy and Technology. 2025 September; 10.1016/j.hlpt.2025.101065


Cristyn Davies, Erin Mathieu, Josh Harmer-Ross, Ramon Z. Shaban, Chenoa Cassidy-Matthews, Brittany Wilson, Shopna Bag, S. Rachel Skinner

Vaccine. 2025 August; 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127387


Matthew N. Berger, Erin Mathieu, Yu Sun Bin, Cristyn Davies, Josh Harmer-Ross, Ramon Z. Shaban, Shopna Bag, S. Rachel Skinner

Vaccine. 2025 August; 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127538


2025 June;


Matthew N. Berger, Erin Mathieu, Cristyn Davies, Ramon Z. Shaban, Shopna Bag, S. Rachel Skinner

Epidemiologic Methods. 2025 January; 10.1515/em-2024-0026


C. Davies, B. Baker, S.L. Knox, E. Mowbray, B.G. Stewart, R. Booy, E. Hacker, A. Marmol, C. Ross, D.A. Muller, A.M. Mortimore, G. Siller, A.H. Forster, S.R. Skinner

Vaccine. 2025 January; 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126699


Matthew N. Berger, Cristyn Davies, Erin Mathieu, Ramon Z. Shaban, Shopna Bag, S. Rachel Skinner

Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and Immunotherapy. 2024 January; 10.1177/25151355241263560


Matthew N Berger, Ellen S Mowbray, Marian W A Farag, Erin Mathieu, Cristyn Davies, Claire Thomas, Robert Booy, Angus H Forster, S Rachel Skinner

BMJ Global Health. 2023 October; 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012247


Cristyn Davies, Sara Knox, Erin Mathieu, S. Rachel Skinner

Infection, Disease & Health. 2022 November; 10.1016/j.idh.2022.09.014


Matthew N Berger, Melody Taba, Jennifer L Marino, Megan S C Lim, S Rachel Skinner

Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2022 September; 10.2196/38449


Matthew N. Berger, Melody Taba, Jennifer L. Marino, Megan S. C. Lim, S. Rachel Skinner

2022 April; 10.2196/preprints.38449


2021 December;


Matthew N. Berger, Melody Taba, Jennifer L. Marino, Megan S. C. Lim, Spring Chenoa Cooper, Larissa Lewis, Kath Albury, Kon Shing Kenneth Chung, Deborah Bateson, S. Rachel Skinner

Sexual Health. 2021 November; 10.1071/SH21110


Sexual health. 2021 January; 10.1071/SH21110_CO


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